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William Rauna Williams

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Rauna AWMM
  • Surname
    Williams AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • William R Williams AWMM
    • Wheels AWMM
    • Wirimu Rauna Williams AWMM
    • Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 694195 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 March 1940 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
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  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served in Vietnam

    Vietnam Certificate of Achievement. (1965). The United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    13 May 2020 AWMM
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
    Published in Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 2020
    "WILLIAMS, Wirimu Rauna (Bill):
    Of Moerewa. Cherished son-in-law of Joe (dec) and Kitty (dec) Kumeroa. Much loved husband of Linda Williams (nee Kumeroa) (dec). Very loved and respected brother-in-law of Stanley (dec), and Sheila (deceased) and Gloria (Hawera), Tom and Leonie (Gold Coast), Fred and Raewyn (Normanby), Colonel (Hawera), Midge De Jong (deceased) Hawera, Bill and Jacqui (Hawera), Puna (dec) and Maria (dec), Bev and Ivan Graham (Normanby), Joybell (dec), Joe and Sharon (Hawera), Paul and Gina (Raetihi). A much loved Uncle Bill to all his many nieces and nephews." AWMM
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